When To Use Polycarbonate Sheets Over Acrylic - Tuflite Polymers

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When To Use Polycarbonate Sheets Over Acrylic?
Both polycarbonate and acrylic have a number of
applications they are used in as both have quite
some similarities in terms of transparency,
impressive resistance to impact, ease to work
with, and more. They are widely used in a variety
of residential, commercial, and industrial
applications. However, when you want to use one
of the materials for your next project, you must
be able to find out which of the two is more
suitable for your particular application to reap
the best results. This is why we have come up
with a guide to help you choose one over the
other for your specific application.

• When to use polycarbonate?
• Polycarbonates are thermoplastics that are UV
  resistant, impact resistance, and have
• excellent thermal stability. They are available
  in all kinds of appearances transparent,
  textured, printed, and colored. Due to the high
  impact resistance these sheets have, they are
  often found in security applications like banks,
  police riot shields, bulletproof windows,
  fences, and the like.
• While they are highly impact resistant and
  durable, they arent heavy at all. Although
• they have an impact resistance that is 200 times
  that of glass, they weigh only half the weight
  of glass! With this combination of durability and
  lightweightness, polycarbonates are also
  preferably used in eyewear, optical lenses, CDs,
  and medical equipment.
• Furthermore, polycarbonates are also easy to work
  with. They are flexible to be molded into any
  shape. And, they can also be easily cut to the
  required shape and size with the

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• help of sharp-toothed scissors or circular saws,
  without any additional tools or machinery. This
  ease of handling has made polycarbonate a
  favorite for architects and interior designers
  in all kinds of construction applications.
  Moreover, their ultimate UV protection
  capability has also made them a favorite to be
  used in greenhouses where plants can get maximum
  sunlight, while staying prevented against the
  harmful UV radiations.
• Polycarbonate is an exceptional thermal
  insulator, which has earned it a unique place in
• the electronic industry to be used in a variety
  of equipment like LCDs, computers, cell phones,
  sensor components, switch relays, instrument
  housings, casings, and connectors.
• Due to the characteristics of light weight,
  durability, strength, impact resistance, and
  dimensional stability, polycarbonate is also used
  in the automotive industry in various parts of a
  vehicle like headlights, inner lenses, and
  grills.
• When to use acrylic?
• Acrylic is also used in a variety of applications
  like
• Doors, windows, sound barriers
• Swimming pools and aquariums
• Retail and tradeshow displays
• Signage and imaging
• LED ceiling panels
• Neonatal incubators and surgical furniture
• RV components and windshields
• Riot gear and motorcycle helmets
• Which material to use?
• With both polycarbonate and acrylic being so
  diversely used in a variety of applications, how
  would you know which material should you use from
  the two?

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